U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has canceled an appearance at a judicial conference set to begin on Thursday after a draft decision he wrote indicating the high court would overturn its landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that guaranteed the right to abortion nationwide was leaked.
Alito had been set to appear at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' judicial conference, a gathering of judges from the New Orleans-based federal appeals court and the district courts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, a person familiar with the matter said.
The unprecedented leak from the high court sent shock waves through the United States. U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesdaybut emphasized it was not final, and said the court will investigate the leak, which he called a "betrayal." Roberts and Justice Clarence Thomas were slated to speak separately on Thursday and Friday at the 11th Circuit's judicial conference in Atlanta,It was unclear if they would still attend. McCabe referred inquiries about their scheduled appearances to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which did not respond to requests for comment late Wednesday.
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